Graduate Funding in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

Full-time MSc or PhD students typically qualify to receive financial support throughout theirprogram of study. MEng students do not usually receive financial support. Part-time students arenot eligible for financial assistance. Note: Unless specifically promised upon admission, there isno commitment to funding by the department.

View the Faculty of Graduate Studies Funding Information and Awards Database. 

There are four main types of financial assistance available to graduate students in theDepartment of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering:

1. Graduate Assistantships Trust  – These research assistantships come from researchgrants, research contracts, and research agreements held by the supervisor. They areobtained from external sources such as government agencies and industrialorganizations. Students receiving one of these assistantships work on relevant researchthat is sponsored by an external agency. Except for the first $500, these assistantshipsare considered to be taxable income.

2. Graduate Assistantships Teaching (GAT)  – These assistantships are provided by theuniversity through the department. A student receiving one of these assistantships worksup to 12 hours each week supervising laboratories and tutorials, and markingundergraduate assignments and reports.

3. Scholarships and bursaries -  – Additional support from external sources is available toexceptional students. Some of these include:

•  The Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarships  – These scholarships are open toany graduate student, who has already completed at least one year of graduate levelstudy. They are valued at $16,000 (renewable once, upon proof of satisfactoryprogress), with an additional $2,100 given over the entire program for equipment andtravel directly related to PhD research.

•  The University of Calgary Silver Anniversary Graduate Fellowships  – Thesefellowships are open to any resident of Canada who is registered in the PhDprogram. These fellowships are valued at between $20,000 and $16,000. They arerenewable once with evidence of satisfactory progress.

•  National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Scholarships  – These scholarships are open to any graduate student who is either a Canadiancitizen or a landed immigrant. They are valued at $15,600 per year for MSc studentsand $17,400 per year for PhD students.

•  QEII Scholarships - Masters level: $10,800/year; Doctoral level: $15,000/year

•  Alberta Innovates Technology Futures (AITF) - To support high caliber Internationalor Canadian students undertaking full-time studies in areas of research important to Alberta.